there was none for his fans, family
and friends. David is one of the few
riders today who remains completely
unaffected by all the stardom.
The Baileys are motocross in its
purest form. We need them. And I ask
you all to join me in prayer that
David can walk again soon.
DREW LIEN
President, 100% Products
Canoga Park, CA
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ONTHEFRONTPAGE:RKing ection heets Up at the Florida Winter AM MX Series. See
pege 22 for letest rece coverege et Dade City. Photos by
Mike end Anne Adeir.
New England champ says ...
Now that the 1986 New England
Hare Scrambles season is over, I would
like to extend a thank you to the following with whose help I was able to
win the NETRA New England Ha.re
Scramble Grand Championship: Dave
Van Epps and Husqvarna Motorcycles, Hi-Point Racing Products, Metzeler Tires, and Pat Broderick of
Broderick Cycles in Dahon, Massachusetts,
22-cent stamps is a small price to pay
to keep our off-road vehicles operational on the public lands and not
just as expensive door stOps in private garages.
Let's all get involved this time;
join your local ORV organization,
the AMA or CORVA. We're all in
this together and this time we've got
to win or there won't be a next rime.
CranstOn was re-elected for six years;
we must stop him now!
DUANE T. GOODERMOTE
Petersburg, NY
WARD CUMBIE
Laguna Hills, CA
Where to write
I heard the bad news about David
Bailey on Larry HuHman's radio
show the day the accident happened.
Of course, you'll help keep us informed on his condition and print an
address for cards and letter.
I am also interested in the names
and addresses of politicians I can
mail letters to concerning the proposed bill which would restri tour
land use.
DALE D. JONES
Rialto, CA
You'll find an update on David BaiLey in the1n The Wind section as well
as the address of the hospital he is in.
Readers shouLd write their senators
and congressman/woman. Address
mail to your senator, U.S. Senate,
Washington, DC 20510, and to your
congressman/woman, House Office
BuiLding, Washington,DC20515 . ..
Editor.
Beat him at the mailbox
Well, Cycle News readers, after our
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Years greetings, here is our greeting
froin the o(f-roaders favorite senator
- none other than the infamous
Alan Cranston of California, darling
of the Sierra Club and every other'
self-proclaimed "lock up the land for
future generations" organ i7.a tion that
wants to eliminate off-road vehicles
from the planet earth and its neighboring planets in this solar system.
Cranston's California Desert Proteelion Act died in committee in the
99th Congress and the off-roading
community's hope was that Cran-ston would likewise expire at the
polls in the November elections. Well,
Cranston lives, and so does his wilderness bill. His first act in the historic looth Congress was to thumb
hi nose at the off-roading community. who either could not or would
not unite to prevent his re-election,
and reintroduce the Desert Protection Act.
We lost our chance to beat him at
the ballot box, please don't lose our
shot to beat him at the mailbox. California off-roaders. write to Senator
Pete Wilson to oppose Cranston's
bill (send a copy of your letter to
Cranston). Off-roaders from other
states who W3nt to prevent his antiOR V legislation from spreading
should write to both thl'ir senators
and congressman to vote against this
elitist proposal.
CranstOn didn't wait and neither
hould we. Flood your eleCted repreentatives with protest cards and letters. A few minutes time and a few
Vet champ says ...
Many thanks to Cycle News and
Tom and Anne Van Beveren for the
fine coverage, hard work and extra
eHort desert racing received in 1986.
Together you are helping desert racing become more recognized by all
Cycle News readers.
I would also like to thank all those
special people and firms who made
my '86 season possi ble, I placed sixth
overall in the AMA National Championship Hare & Hound Series, and
first in the Veteran division. Special
thanks to: Mike Gerra of Yamaha
International, Floyd of Montclair
Yamaha, Virginia of Sport Track
Co., Answer Products, Silkolene,
Garne, Bell Helmets, IMS, Graydon
Products, A&B Superroller, Downhill
Racing Specs., WD-40, Tsubaki
Chain, Scott, Octamax, EBK, Circle
Industries Garment Graphics, and to
the Morrises, my girfriend Dawn and
Chec~ers M.e. for pitting [or me.
*
MIKE SIXBERY
Simi Valley, CA
No one has done more
I am the luckiest enthusiast who
ever lived by being able to meet and
befriend so many people in the sport.
,And of all the people I've met, no one
has done more for the sport in the
pa~t ~ew years than the Baileys, in my
opmlOn.
Gary Bailey has helped thousands
of students in his famous schools and
was one of the first Americans to beat
the Europeans in the early seventies.
As long as he's been a professional,
David is one of the few riders today to
act professional by bringing forth a
~Iean-cut, athletic and intelligent
Image for us all when interviewed by
the media. Not since Roger DeCoster
has motocross had such a charming
amba sador, in my opinion.
Back in january 1985, I tried to get
the nders, promoters and factories to
work tOgether and improve things.
No one worked harder on it with me
than David. and many improvements
and lines of communication resulted
from David's efforts.
In 1986, the Baileys showed everyone how it should be done bynolding
their own National at David Bailey's
Lake Sugar Tree MotOcross Park.
They ran things their way and it was
one of the best held races of the season
for the fans. sponsors and riders. And
everyone knows about Gary over the
years building the best supercross
track of the year at DaytOna which
always lend to good racing.
These are justa few of a long list of
things that come tomind about David
beside always making time when
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How You Can Win
(Continued from page 2)
Is there a letter heaven in D.C.?
You bet! Every single piece of written
correspondence must be and is accounted for by each senator and congressman/woman. Every telegram.
Every phone call. All correspondence
is tallied once a week at all field offices and the capital. And each week
every politician is given a tally of pro
and con correspondence on every
issue. Letters are not counted by
length, literacy, bulk, your age or
sexual persuasion. just the numbers.
As a mauerof course, nasty (foul.language letters and multi-page epics
r~ceive less attention than short, preCise notes. I'm for this or against that
- period and ignature.
So get that letter off today. This
week at the latest. And send another
next week, next month. Get your
mom and grandpop to pen one up.
Friends, neighbors, anyone and everyone. These bills e(fect every single
one of them, not just you because
you're a biker.
Success I Thanks, guys. California
Magazine (formerly New West) recently printed a oathing cover story
on the desert and ORvs (bikes and
ATVs particularl y). Among other
quips, the author (Mr. Page Stegner)
called bikers "troglodytes" (cave men)
and Wished us a head-on collision
with a speeding 18-wheeler. In a fury
I sent the magazine (a long time supporter of the environmental theme) a
heated letter. I just knew I would be
the sole opponent of Stegner's view
and it would fall on deaf ears.
'
Very much to my shock and surprise, ~Iifornia Magazine (January,
1987) pnnted not only my letter, but
those of five other irate readers. They
made a feature page of the letters
column and included an editorial
essay response from Senator CranstOn. Further, it is my understanding
that California Magazine will, in the
future, target editorials on these issues
with :'equal" balance instead of just
one Sided Sierra Club-type views.
So my congratulations go to the
editOrs of <::alifornia Magazine and,
most espeCiallv, tho e concerned letter writers (whoever you are) as follows: Gary English, Palo Alto; Fran
Chauvie, Manhattan Beach; Wes Lingerfelt, Nipomo; Mark A, johnson,
Rosamond; RobenE. Rex, Hi-Torque
Pub., Mission Hills.
The villains to write are as follows:
Senator Alan Cran tOn, California
(California Protection Act, 1987.
Senate Bill #7); Congressman Meldon E. Levine, 27th Dist., California
(House Bill #HR 371); Congressman
Richard Lehman, 18th Dist., California (House Bills #HR 361 & HR
362).
Dave Holeman
Send mail for Senator Cranston to:
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510.
Mail for Congressman Levine and
Congressman Lehman should be sent
to: House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 . .. Editor.
